Moments ago, ERR, the Estonian broadcaster announced the 20 songs that will participate in Eesti Laul 2016. The jury included Anne Mill, Paid Olaf Erik Morna, Thomas Red Ingrid Kohtla, Eve Talsi, Owe Parsley, eisi Mäeots, Siim Nestor, Valner Valme and Kira Evve. The 20 songs and performers are: Põhja-Tallinn “Ei ole mul olla” Indrek Ventmann “Hispaania tüdruk” Zebra Island “How …
Estonia: Record number of submissions
A record-breaking 238 submissions were recieved by the Estonian national broadcaster, ERR, for Eesti Laul 2016. Up on the previous year by 19 songs, the great success of Elina Born and Stig Rästä in Vienna has inspired a record high amount of artists to put themselves forward for the contest, which coincides with the Estonian final’s move to the 2002 …
Estonia: Eesti Laul final planned for March 5th
The final of Eesti Laul 2016, Estonia’s national selection for next year’s Eurovision, is set to take place on March 5th 2016. After a successful year in Vienna, with Elina Born and Stig Rästä finishing 7th for the Baltic nation, ERR are hoping to achieve bigger things in Stockholm. The submission period for the show and for potential writers/artists is …
Dream Team 2016 – Estonia
We know it’s been a lengthy absence, but it’s back once more! The dream team slowly takes shapes and today we’re going to look at a fan favourite country. Since its inception, the Eesti Laul concept has had some decent success but has not yet heralded a second Estonian win, but who in your opinion could change that? Let’s find …
Stig and Elina (Estonia): “We were taking it very chill”
Cover photo courtesy of Andres Putting (EBU) Stig and Elina talk to us about Estonia, their rehearsal, and their chemistry. Stig and Elina also shared a note to the ESC United readers. Last, here is footage from the Press Meet and Greet. Be sure to be on the lookout for more coverage of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest by ESC United!
LIVE COVERAGE: Rehearsal Day 1
It’s finally here, the moment fans across the continent (and now from down under) have been waiting for. We’re LIVE from the press centre at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna for the first rehearsals of 2015! Today will see the first rehearsals from the countries in the first half of semi-final one. Moldova, Armenia, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Greece, Estonia and Macedonia will …
OGAE: Four more votes including Rest of World
Four more votes have been added to the OGAE International website and now the voting is really beginning to hot up. You can find the latest votes and our scoreboard below; Estonia 12 Sweden 10 Australia 8 Italy 7 Belgium 6 Iceland 5 Netherlands 4 Israel 3 Azerbaijan 2 Russia 1 Norway Russia 12 Italy 10 Sweden 8 Estonia 7 …
The 2015 “Expert” Panel – ESTONIA
The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a wide range in taste. They all bring different skills and …
The Ranking 2015: Results (Round 5)
Our annual Ranking Game is back. This is where you can vote for your favorite Eurovision songs on a weekly basis. Our readers award points Eurovision Style to their favorite songs. At the end of the week we will tally up the points, post the results and reset the game to keep the ranking current. This week’s Results are in. …
Estonia: Landslide victory for Elina and Stig
The televoting results for Eesti Laul have been released by Estonian national broadcaster ERR, and they make for some very interesting viewing. Elina Born and Stig Rästa, who won the competition on Saturday, crushed the competition in all three rounds. The duet achieved 23,966 televotes in their semi-final, compared to Daniel Levi’s second placed entry which only recieved 3,524. In …